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pandemic

[pan-dem-ik] / pænˈdɛm ɪk /


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That’s a small downgrade from the 2.6% growth seen in January, but excluding the pandemic contraction and a 2009 decline in output during the global financial crisis, that would mark the weakest year since 1991.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I imagine money is more top-of-mind for you and your friends, as food prices have risen significantly since the pandemic, up more than 30%, according to some estimates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s also allowed vote by mail for decades, expanding it during the COVID-19 pandemic so that every registered voter in California receives a mail ballot.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic closures led to even greater challenges for the city’s theater community as sales to live shows continued to plummet, arts grants were canceled and audiences dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

His mother, toward the end of the pandemic, crying and crying and saying, “I can’t do this anymore,” not to him but through him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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